Völkerbund, Die Weltwirtschaftskonferenz

National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1742732488

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-116734

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Title:: Völkerbund, Die Weltwirtschaftskonferenz

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: [Reichswirtschaftsminist.]

Year of publication:: 25. Juni 1927

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Collection:: Economics Books

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NATIONAL-ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1929 UNITED STATES SENATE, CommrTTEE ON IMMIGRATION, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10.30 o’clock a. m., in the room of the Committee on Military Affairs, Capitol, Hon. Hiram W. Johnson (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Johnson, Keyes, Reed, Nye, King, Harris, and Stephens. The CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen of the committee, please be in order. [ have before me, members of the committee, a note from Hon. Albert Johnson, chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization of the House, transmitting to me a letter from Hon. John W. McCormack, in respect to the subject matter of our in- vestigation. This letter, with your permission, I will insert in the record. The letter, as I understand it, in a word—I have just olanced at it this moment—is a statement that the writer is not in sympathy with the view that was expressed by the representative of the American Legion before this committee. Do you want the letter read, or shall we let it be inserted in the record? Senator Reep. Let it be inserted in the record, I think. The CHARMAN. All right. (The letter referred to is as follows:) House oF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C., February 10, 1929. Hon, ALBERT JOHNSON, Chairman Senate Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. Senate Office Building, Washington, D. O. My Dear SENATOR: I have been informed, and my reading of a statement that was made confirms my information that at a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Immigration and Naturalization Saturday morning a representa- five of the national headquarters of the American Legion informed the com- mittee that its 860,000 members and auxiliaries of 350,000 members “em- phatically upheld the theory underlying the national-origins provisions,” which necessarily means the full membership of both organizations are in favor of its operation this year. As a member of the American Legion I desire to state that the representative is mistaken in his assertion. I am opposed to the provisions of said clause, so-called, and the representative appearing had no authority to pledge that the full membership of the Legion was supporting the members of the committee, but is for the purpose of registering my protest against the unaualified state- ments of the representative. I believe that it is proper, although undoubtedly unnecessary, to call to your attention that the appearance of any person or persons before a legislative committee and purporting to pledge the entire membership of an organization for or against any proposition should be viewed with hesitancy, in absence of an understandable referendum to its members. However, in absence of some 90

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